/*
 * Copyright (C) 2014 Miquel Sas
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package traderlib.core.data.types;

/**
 * A generic interface to validate the convenience of a given type.
 *
 * @author Miquel Sas
 * @param <T> The type to validate.
 */
public interface Validator<T> {

	/**
	 * Validates the convinience of the given type.
	 *
	 * @param type The type to validate.
	 * @return A boolean indicating if the type is valid.
	 */
	boolean validate(T type);

	/**
	 * Returns the validation message related to the type validation. Normally a null should be returned when the
	 * validate method returns true.
	 *
	 * @param type The argument type.
	 * @return The validation message or null.
	 */
	String getValidationMessage(T type);
}
